IPL Stats: Biggest Wins By Margin Of Runs In IPL History
Here are the top 5 highest/biggest run chases in IPL history.
T20 is a batter-dominated format and consequently, high scoring matches are witnessed more often. And yet there are matches where a team completely outplays the opposition, i.e score big and then restrict the opposition to a low total.
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Here are the top 5 victories by teams in IPL history by a margin of runs.
#5. Royal Challengers Bangalore (130 runs v Pune Warriors, 2013)
In the historic match between RCB and PW in IPL 2013, Chris Gayle (175*) smacked the highest individual score in T20 history as RCB posted the highest T20 total (263). In the second innings, RCB bowlers put in a collective effort to restrict Pune to 133/9, winning the match by 130 runs. For RCB, Ravi Rampaul, Jaydev Unadkat and Chris Gayle picked up 2 wickets each while Murali Kartik, RP Singh and Vinay Kumar picked up 1 scalp each.
#4. Royal Challengers Bangalore (138 runs v Kings XI Punjab, 2015)
In the 40th match of IPL 2015, Chris Gayle smacked 117 runs in 57 balls as RCB posted a total of 226/3 after being put in to bat first by Punjab. In the second innings, Mitchell Starc and Sreenath Aravind picked up 4 wickets each while Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal managed 1 wicket each.
#3. Kolkata Knight Riders (140 runs v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2008)
In the very first match of the inaugural season of IPL, Brendon McCullum put on a show which instantly hooked the Indian cricket fans to the domestic T20 league. McCullum scored an unbeaten 158 runs in 73 balls as KKR posted a total of 222/3 in 20 overs. Moreover, KKR bowlers restricted RCB to 82 in 15.1 overs. Ajit Agarkar picked up 3 wickets, Ashok Dinda and Sourav Ganguly picked up 2 wickets each while Laxmi Shukla and Ishant Sharma managed a scalp each as KKR won the match by 140 runs.
#2. Royal Challengers Bangalore (144 runs v Gujarat Lions, 2016)
A magnificent partnership between two excellent batters - AB de Villiers (129*) and Virat Kohli (109), saw RCB post a total of 248/3 in 20 overs. Moreover, Chris Jordan picked up 4 wickets, Yuuzvendra Chahal picked up 3 wickets, Sachin Baby took 2 wickets while Sreenath Aravind also managed a scalp. RCB won the match by 144 runs.
#1. Mumbai Indians (146 runs v Delhi Daredevils, 2017)
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After losing the toss, MI posted a total of 212/3 in 20 overs. Lendl Simmons scored 66 runs while Kieron Pollard also smacked 63 runs in 35 balls. In the second innings, Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma picked up 3 wickets, Lasith Malinga picked up 2 wickets while Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah picked up 1 wicket each.
